15 05 18 Kyle Johnson Portfolio by Kyle Johnson

kyle johnson selected portfolio works

resume

CONTACT 2920 Deakin Street, Apartment 4, Berkeley, CA 94705 Email: KYLE.A.JOHNSON.90@GMAIL.COM Phone: 251.786.1460 EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY College of Environmental Design Master of Architecture, Post Professional, 3.57 gpa AUBURN UNIVERSITY School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture Bachelor of Architecture - Summa Cum Laude, 3.85 gpa University of Arkansas, Rome Center

EXPERIENCE SHoP CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC 3 month internship, SRR3: Bangalore, India Part of a team five person team providing design development ervices and construction documents for a 10 story office building RURAL STUDIO Part of a four person team responsible for the design and con-

Fall 2014- Present berkeley, ca 2008 - 2013 auburn, al rome, italy

Summer 2014 new york, ny

2012 - 2014

greensboro, al

struction of outdoor fitness equipment landscape project in a

40-acre recreational park. SHoP CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC 3 month internship, B2 Brooklyn at Atlantic Yards: Part of a five person team producing fabrication and production drawings for the construction of a 32-story modular tower.

Summer 2012 new york, ny

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS BERKELEY CIRCUS Selected to present two research topics to Berkeley distinguished fellows and alumni. PROJECT HORSESHOE FARM Mentorship and tutoring of middle school students in a lowincome school n basic math skills.

Spring 2015 berkeley, ca 2013 - 2014 greensboro, al

AIA HENRY ADAMS CERTIFICATE 2nd highest gpa in the 2013 School of Architecture graduating class.

2013

1st Place NOMA Student Competition Part of a team of four responsible for designing the winning proposal for the Vine City Walk, incorporating retail spaces, grocery store, visitor center, and 500 car parking deck that can be adapted to meet future housing needs.

2011

SCHOLARSHIPS Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Materials and Methods Scholarship Spirit of Auburn Scholarship Architecture Departmental Scholarship Homer B. Tasker Scholarship Cooper Carry Scholarship SKILLS Proficient in Rhino, Grasshopper, AutoCAD , Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, Vray Working knowledge of Ecotect, Navis Works, 3ds Max, Sofistik Physical Watercolor, Hand-drafting, Wood Working, Laser Cutter

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massive infinite office space mobile digital fabrication

professional

srr3 bangalore, india

b2 atlantic yards brooklyn, ny

undergraduate

lions park fitness greensboro, al

sketches and drawings selected works

massive

01 massive infinite office space fall 2014- present

The provocation of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;massiveâ&#x20AC;? project is to question authorship in design. By designing infinite office space, once must design a system that can infinitely generate design space. This forces the designer to relinquish direct authorship, maintaining only deferred authorship of what is actually produced by the designed system. In this scenario, the system is designed in the form of a game. The game has clear rulesets in hopes that any infinite number of generations produce a similar result. However, by designing with systems and rulesets, new patterns and results emerge, many of which have the potential to defy convention. By allowing the design of a game to directly correlate the layout of an office space, the same deviation from convention can occur. In this game design, two players use opposing game pieces that represent service cores, courtyards, workspace, common space, and circulation. The result of one instance of game play then becomes the basis for a structurally optimized shell that defines the architecture of the office space.

massive

game rules

ROUND 1

TWO PLAYERS SHOULD PLACE PIECES TO CREATE ALTERNATING, OVERLAPPING NETWORKS

PLAYER 1 (SERVICE CORE)

NO CLUSTERS

ROUND 2

(COURTYARD)

NO TOUCHING

PLAYERS SHOULD MAKE AS MANY CONNECTIONS AS POSSIBLE BETWEEN BLACK PIECES

PLAYER 1

PLAYER 2

(CIRCULATION)

NO DOUBLE WIDES

ROUND 3

PLAYER 2

NO CORNER CONNECTIONS

PLAYERS WILL ALTERATE AND COMPETE TO OCCUPY AS MUCH SPACE AS POSSIBLE

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PLAYER 1

PLAYER 2

(WORK SPACE)

(COMMON SPACE)

game play This is an example of once instance of gameplay unfolding overtime between two players.

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game instance to office layout Using one instance of gameplay, a surface input is defined with points that correspond to the game pieces. This surface is then manipulated through funicular form finding software RhinoVault, placing support points and surface openings according to original input points.

game generation

surface uv division in RhinoVault

delete lines based on transparent game pieces

force line relaxation in RhinoVault

project support points base on black piece game location

force line relaxation and form generation in RhinoVault massive

section model This model is intended to be representative of a portion of the office space where the service cores are located. Here, the shell touches the ground while providing access to the green roof. through a large stair.

massive

mobile

02 mobile digital fabrication spring 2014- present

Investigating the data driven design techniques at the smallest scale, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;mobileâ&#x20AC;? project explores digital fabrication techniques. This project is heavily influenced by research led by Professor Simon Schleicher, focusing on the possibilites of prestressed compliant structures. This group project, consisting of a team of four, investigates the possibilites of bending, slitting, and kerfing flexible surfaces. By selecting birch plywood as a flexible material, we will use the CNC mill as our primary tool for digital fabrication.

mobile

case studies: bending and locking The project is heavily influenced by previous projects that were successful in the investigation of bending, slitting, and locking wood surfaces. In order to enhance our understand of these projects, we each did a smaller series of tests cuts and models.

eth zurich + london aa(emtech) pavilion

mobile

london aa(emtech) fingers crossed pavilion

mit kerf pavilion

schindler salmeron zip shape

mobile

form finding through bending simulation The four previous projects led us to the development of a simple “surface + seat” parti for our superfurniture. Using two heavy seats and a light, pliable surface canopy, we hope to create a reconfigurable piece of furniture. Using form finding Grasshopper plugin Kangaroo, we can predict the form the canopy with each new seat configuration. With this tool we have identified three main figurations for the seat: the “L”, “T” and “H”.

furniture parti: surface(canopy) + seat

conch “L”

mobile

scallop “T”

triton “H”

physical testing While the digital simulation is helpful as a design tool for predicting geometry, physical testing is more important as a way to quickly gauge the realities of material selection. Using paper and wood testing, we can quickly understand the limits of different materials and seat configurations.

conch “L”

scallop “T”

triton “H”

mobile

full scale mockup In order to quickly begin testing the discrepancies between digital simulation and true material performance, we constructed a full scale mockup of 1/4” birch plywood.. Using a standard 1/8” CNC milling bit, we used more dense kerfing patterns in areas of tighter curvature, such as the seat, and more loose patterns where we want to achieve a “soft zone” of bending.. We are also currently in the process of attempting to make the seat as miniimal and light as possible and are therefore investigating ways to brace and triangular the seat.

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final installation As part of the final exhibit for this project, we constructed a full scale portion of a canopy and seat configuration. The installation included six seats in total, with a completed overhead canopy to begin defining an interior enclosure. In addition to lessons learned from the previous full scale mockup, completing a larger version with an canopy began to show a variety of material properties and behaviors there were not anticipated, such as horizontal thrust and torsional rolling. Through trial and error and improvisation, we accounted for these issues by affixing the seats to the floor and creating seat outriggers to prevent rolling.

mobile

24 srr3 rendering courtesy of SHoP Architects

03 srr3 bangalore, india summer 2014

SRR3 is the third and final building to occupy this media company headquarters in Bangalore, India. One of the unique and interesting challenges of the project was the idea of utilizing top-down construction. In this scenario, structural cores and foundation were first constructed, which would then act as assembly pads and hoists for each slab to be poured, raised into place, and secured, starting from the roof slab assembly.

srr3

site plan and CUB buildings While I had an opportunity to work on multiple aspects of this project, I was primarily responsible for the development of the site plan and the central utility buildings. This included coordination with civil engineers accounting for green space requirements, vehicular circulation, and water management. The design of the CUB buildings involved coordination with mechanical, electrical, structural, and water management consultants.

srr3

CHANGING CUB

MEP CUB

WATER TREATMENT CUB

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office layout The simple office plan consisted of a central â&#x20AC;&#x153;knuckleâ&#x20AC;? with one structural core and was flanked by two wings which each had three structural cores. Conference rooms were clustered at the cores to permit on open plan in the remainder of the wings.

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renderings courtesy of SHoP Architects

interior view of lockers on typial office floor

exterior view of ground floor

lobby view in the “knuckle” srr3

building section_wing A

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40 b2courtesy atlantic yards rendering of SHoP Architects

04 b2 atlantic yards brooklyn. ny summer 2012

B2 at Atlantic yards is a 32-story modular residential tower, the first of three new residential towers that will be placed next the Barclays Center arena, part of the $4.9 billion, 22-acre Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn. The three new residential buildings will be situated along the southern and eastern elevations of the arena site fronting Dean Street, Flatbush Avenue, and 6th Avenue, and will contain a total of approximately 1500 units of new residential housing. B2 contains 363 units and at 32 stories will be the tallest modular building in the world. SHoP Construction acts as Project Integrator, providing model integration as well as supply chain management of production models and drawings. During my time with the company, I worked on the development of production drawings of prototype modules for installations on the factory floor. I also helped develop the initial stages SHoP Factory Analytics, a developmental tool linking multiple platform programs to analyize and facilitate optimal factory operations.

b2 atlantic yards

renderings courtesy of SHoP Architects

b2 atlantic yards

seed units Seed units were master modules that repeated throught a series of floors. These seed units vary depending on the floor , addressing the need to provide multiple types of apartments acording to bedroom needs.

b2 atlantic yards

b2 modular protoype The prototype was a full scale mock-up testing not only material finishes, but more importantly the fluidity of the modular construction process within the factory setting. For the first half of the internship, I primarily focused on the development of production drawings for the prototype.

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production drawing workflow The production drawings produced on-site installation instructions(visual work instructions), quantity take offs and schedules(bill of material drawings), and bills of assemblies for onsite assembly materials(ship loose).

VISUAL WORK INSTRUCTIONS

FACTORY

KEYPLAN/ BOM DRAWINGS PRODUCTION DRAWINGS BILL OF ASSEMBLIES

PART/ BOM DRAWINGS

WALL PANEL SHOP

VERSAROC SHOP

MILLWOR SHOP PIPE SHOP

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FIELD

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SHoP modular factory analytics This was a developmental tool aimed at the optimization of factory operations. This is possbile by using the tool to identify and reduce factory resource waste, optimize factory supply chaing integration, and improve the factory rate of installation.

b2 atlantic yards

autodesk revit

microsoft excel

outputs specific wall attributes according to wall size, number of studs, assembly type, and location.

sorts and outputs wall fabrication sequence according to production rate formula parameters

microsoft project

navisworks manage

uses formulas in excel to create graphic schedules and drive the sequence animation

visualization of installation using schedule and geometry to produce an animation.

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05 lions park fitness greensboro, al fall 2012- spring 2014

As the seventh phase of development of Lions Park, a recreational park in Greensboro, AL, the Rural Studio received a grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health to install fitness equipment. I, along with three teammates, took advantage of the opportunity, purchasing machines with a red powdercoat finish and allowing them to act as contrasting sculptures in the landscape.The machines take advantage of the natural shade of trees, beautiful surrounding forested landscape, and pastoral views beyond the site. There is a total of seven workout stations, all of which rely on a userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bodyweight to provide resistance, collectively providing a full body workout. The equipment sits on pourous metal grating platforms, connected by a dark gray flagstone pathway that provides stable footing while moving between each piece of equipment.

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lions park history Lions Park was established in 2005 by the Greensboro chapter of the Lions Club. Since its beginning, the 40 acre recreation park has been developed in phases to now include centralized baseball fields, basketball courts, a skate park, playground, rodeo arena, boy scout hut, and one mile walking trail.

lions park 2005

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lions park 2014

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selecting and responding to the site In choosing a site, we wanted to find a location that took advantage of existing shade while maintaining proximity to the walking trail. This location just south of the football field also happened to offer beautiful views of the pastoral Alabama landscape. Due the natural beauty of the site, we new that our interventions should be as light as possible, being sure to only highly what was already existing. We therefore conceptualize our project as floating scultpures in the landscape that highlighted existing conditions.

the concept: sculpture floating in the landscape

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The fitness trail abuts the existing walking path, and connects five plaforms, one of which bridges across to reconnect to the walking path in a different location. The trail widens to create the â&#x20AC;&#x153;endpointâ&#x20AC;?, a larger space where the stationary bars are located.

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the equipment We selected of total seven piecs of equipment, four of which are movable and three of which are stationary bars. All of the equipment rely on ones own body weight to provide the resistance. Collectively, the seven machines offer a full body workout with a range of difficulties to accomodate all users.

air walker

muscles worked

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leg press

chest press

rowing

pull up bars

push up bars

dip bars

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the path To ensure accessibility of the machines to all park users, we choose to create a â&#x20AC;&#x153;stone riverâ&#x20AC;? path waythat meanders through the site and connects to each platform. Each stone was hand crafted with chiseling tools, widening at each point where the path meets the platform.

path materiality iterations

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the platform After many iterations in an attempt to address the existing language of the park, we decided to use s 2 1/2â&#x20AC;? metal grate with enough structural capacity to cantilever and support moving equipment. The porous platforms allow the passage of water and sunlight to the site. We chose to use a dark, rusted patina finish to blend into the environment and allow the red machines remain the focus of the project.

platform materiality iterations

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full scale support structure iterations of wood

full scale mockup of galvanized vs rusted finish

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crafting views in the landscape We were careful with placement of each machine and platform, being sure to provide each machine with a unique experience of the landscape it inhabits.

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construction We were responsible for all aspects of construction and assembly of the project. This process included operation of heavy machinery for concrete pier placement, path excavation and preparation, and welding, assembly, and finishing treatment of the metal grate platforms.

2.5” heavy-duty grating

4”x6”x 1/4” steel angle

2”x2”x 1/4” steel tube

1” solid square tubing

8” steel plate assembly two 8” steel plates with 1” steel tube spacers 1/2” stainles anchor bolts

1’ diameter concrete piers #4 reinforced rebar cage

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concrete piers

stone pathway

platform assembly

platform treatment and coating

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sketches and drawings

07 sketches and drawings fall 2008 - spring 2014

This section contains a collection of work performed throughout my undergraduate career while at Auburn, the Rural Studio, and abroad in Rome, Italy.

sketches and drawings

rural studio chair drawing As part of a seminar class during my thesis year, we were encouraged to explore, document, and analyze, and reimagine a chair of our choosing through drawing.

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This drawing was intended to reimagine the chair at the scale of a building. The simple geometric details harken to similar geometries of Kahnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Assembly, inspiring the monumentality of the drawing.

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rome travel abroad: ways of seeing In order to fully take advantage of the lessons Rome has to teach, we were encouraged to see with more than just our eyes. Through drawing, we had the opportunity to understand relationships and discover anomalies that one would otherwise fail to recognize.

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representing materiality As part of a longstanding tradition in Construction Methdos, students are also required to do handconstructed drawings of buildings that utilize materials of current class discussions. The two drawings shown are both of buildings by Tadao Ando. The Japanese Pavilion to the left is an beautiful example of wood construction, while the drawing below is one of Andoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masterful works of concrete.

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